Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban but deal to bring them home still elusivePresident Joe Biden has spoken with the families of three Americans the US hopes to bring home from Afghanistan, but no deal has been reach...
13 Jan, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Inside Trump's plan for mass deportations - and who wants to stop himFormer officials and allies anticipate that Donald Trump, claiming victory in the 2024 presidential election, will prioritize mass deportat...
06 Nov, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
US imports of auto parts face scrutiny under law on Chinese forced labourUntil now, enforcement of a year-old U.S. law that bans the import of goods made in Xinjiang, China, has focused mainly on solar panels, to...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
US notice to Pakistan: Threatens to prosecute Omar SheikhThe statement came after the Pakistani Supreme Court earlier this week ordered the release of Sheikh, who was convicted in 2002 of orchestr...
30 Jan, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Indian diplomat in Pakistan wants to explain India's stance on Jadhav's counsel appointmentJustice Minallah said in order to implement the ICJ judgement, the IHC had been waiting for a response from the Indian government since "it...
02 Dec, 2020, 02.03 PM IST
ET Q&A: Will make learning target part of RTE Act, says Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar has planned to amend Right to Education & re-examine issue of foreign universities but stands firm on Yoga in institutes ...
24 Oct, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
Right to Education Act will have to be amended to scrap the ‘no detention’ policy: HRD ministryThe RTE Act promises free and compulsory education to all children between 6 and 14 and mandates that no student should be detained in any ...
05 Aug, 2016, 02.35 AM IST
Government appointed committee recommends no detention policy only till class IVThe panel in its 200-page report has given specific suggestions to raise the standard of education which needed in many respects from prima...
28 May, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
No detention policy against students' interest: Parliamentary PanelThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on HRD in its report tabled in Parliament echoes the same stand adopted by the previous panel during t...
23 Apr, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
Review 'no-detention' policy: Education panel to governmentThe CABE is expected to take a final call on this when it meets shortly after Winter Session of the Parliament comes to an end in December.
30 Nov, 2014, 01.48 PM IST
CBSE class X board exams may be made mandatory againHRD minister Smriti Irani’s predecessor Kapil Sibal had made Class X board exams optional for all CBSE students in 2011 to reduce stress le...
21 Nov, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Laws dealing with undertrials in India are flawedFor the country as a whole, the number of undertrials detained for more than five years is lower than 2,000. With a cut-off of three years,...
08 Sep, 2014, 05.16 AM IST
BJP hits out at Shinde's remark on minorities; says arrests should be made on the basis of crime"I don't understand what is wrong with Shinde. Why should you identify religion of criminals? It's a dangerous trend," Prakash Javadekar of...
10 Jan, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
India gets favourable international ruling on ship detention by IranVindicating India's stand, an international review panel ruled that its crude tanker MT Desh Shanti, which was detained by Iranian authorit...
05 Jan, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
Global maritime panel to review tanker detention by IranInternational maritime body IOMOU is likely to form a panel this week to look into the issue of 26-day wrong detention a crude tanker by Ir...
12 Sep, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
India petitions IOMOU to review detention of ship by IranIndia has filed an appeal with the IOMOU to review the 26-day detention of its crude tanker by Iran, which ended earlier this month.
09 Sep, 2013, 08.21 PM IST
Ensure adequate security for all Indian prisoners: India-Pakistan judicial panel"It was recommended that post mortem report of Chambail Singh be shared with the Indian side without any further delay," the statement said.
03 May, 2013, 05.42 PM IST